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RIYADH, 14 April — Al-Ittihad of Jeddah pulled off a sensational 6-5 shootout victory over Al-Hilal to enter the final of the Crown Prince Cup soccer tournament here last night.After the teams were tied 2-2 at full time, Ittihad won when Ahmad Khaish beat the outstretched hand of Muhammad Al-Dai’ea to give Ittihad a hard-fought victory.They will meet Al-Ittifaq of Dammam in the final. Ittifaq defeated Al-Shabab 1-0 in the first semifinal on Thursday. The winning goal was scored by Abdul Aziz Al-Dosary.Reduced to ten men in the the 55th minute when Saleh Al-Saqri was shown the red card, Ittihad were forced on the defensive for the rest of the match.Ittihad had forged into the lead in the 45th minute whe Hassan Al-Yami found the mark.Rony equalized for Hilal in the 60th minute and five minutes later Omar Al-Ghamdi put the Riyadh team ahead.Sergio got Ittihad the equalizer in the 80th minute with a beautiful volley that gave Al-Dai’ea no chance.After the teams failed to end the deadlock in the regular time and extra-time, the penalty shootout was resorted to.